Some businesses see a boost from primaries and caucuses.

The Iowa Caucuses provide a boost for many businesses every four years as presidential candidates and media members flock to the state. One Des Moines restaurant, Centro, has reported a 10% increase in revenue during caucus years. Chris Diebel is marketing director for Orchestrate Hospitality, which runs about a dozen restaurants and hotels in central

By |2012-02-15T20:50:04+00:00January 10th, 2012|campaigning, marketing, politics, small business|0 Comments

Caucuses Not an Economic Boon

In spite of a large field of 2012 Republican presidential candidates, an Iowa State University economist predicts that the economic impact surrounding the run up to Iowa’s “first-in-the-nation” precinct caucuses will not be a substantial boon to the state. In fact, Dave Swenson, an associate scientist in ISU’s economics department, expects it will fall well

By |2012-01-10T16:56:35+00:00January 10th, 2012|marketing, politics, small business|0 Comments
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